Printing a recovery report

When you back up your system using BRMS, information about each backed-up item is recorded in the save history. The information in the save history is used to create a recovery report, which guides you through a full system recovery.

Should your system fail or a disaster occur, you can use the recovery report to recover your system to the point it was at before the failure. Because your recovery report contains critical information about your system, it is important that you take a few precautions to ensure that this information is current and accessible when you need it.

The successful completion of nearly every step in the recovery report relies on information in the Recovering your system topic. It is recommended you review this topic first as well as use it along with the BRMS recovery report.
Your recovery is only as good as your backup, so be sure to test your backup and recovery strategy any time you change it by doing a full system recovery. You might need to adjust your strategy to ensure that a full recovery is possible.
You should test your recoveries at a disaster recovery hotsite, or by using a test system. Do not use your production system.
Print your recovery report every time you do a backup. By doing this, you ensure that your report includes the most current information.
Print at least two copies of your recovery report every time you do a backup. Keep one copy with your system and keep the other in a safe place offsite, such as an offsite vaulting location.

To print your recovery report, follow these steps:

Select Backup, Recovery, and Media Services > Print Reports action item.
Select Disaster Recovery and click OK.